Given protocol despite request against it, says President Alvi

KARACHI: President Arif Alvi on Saturday on Saturday said that he was given VIP protocol despite his request against it.

The president was given protocol while he was on his way to his residence from Karachi Airport.

President Alvi said that he had only asked for two to four cars.

He tweeted, “The long chain of official cars following me is despite the fact that I asked all officials present at the airport not to embarrass me with a huge protocol and that one or two cars in front and one or two cars behind may satisfy their security needs. Did not happen. We have to try harder.”

The long chain of official cars following me is despite the fact that I asked all officials present at the airport not to embarrass me with a huge protocol & that 1 or 2 cars in front and 1 or 2 cars behind may satisfy their security needs. Did not happen. We have to try harder

Responding to a citizen complaining about police personnel outside his private residence, the president tweeted, “We should look into this too and not become a nuisance for my own neighbourhood where I have lived all my life. I do not begrudge security but when it becomes painful for the common man we should draw a line somewhere.”

We should look into this too and not become a nuisance for my own neighbourhood where I have lived all my life. I do not begrudge security but when it becomes painful for the common man we should draw a line somewhere. https://t.co/iOi2X9yABO